Sound Travels Faster In Darkness
Sound travels faster in Darkness
At the edge of my canopy bed, I parted with my words
With background music
"Waiting Game", "Hot in Here", "I'm of Fire", "Cherry Wine", "Raspberry
Beret" the sounds of time..."time after time"
Britney here, Lana Del there, Nine Inch over, Backstreet under, lots of
Jay-Z, bubbly Beyonce and more Lil Wayne
The Nightingale tunes
The fan turned and the ice-cream dripped
Between your fingers
Your eyes and mine
just looked away
While I talked
Then darkness at once
Blackout, the music died, the TV went off, the fridge halted, the fan faded, the telephone choked, the streets dimmed, everything quit, blackout, there was darkness
You could see the tail of the devil
Now I know
Sound travels faster in darkness
My dove could hear, everything, spoken, unspoken
She stole my hand and stalled my heart
With amazing calmness
This morning
I wrote a note to the county engeneer
Who had messed the transformer
Which burst at night
And went with the light
Thank you, I said
Sound travels faster in darkness
And paid a tip
There were many, silent speakers
Who lined up there, with parcels
To thank the man, Electric Man
Who lost his job
With millions at hand
Our eyes mated
And we left
But now we know
Sound travels faster in darkness
Copyright © Peter Onyancha | Year Posted 2020
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